Paint-brush.



H. B. WILLMMS.

PAINT BRUSH. AFPLIOATION FILED HAY 27,-1911.

Patened sept. 3,1912'.

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H. B. wILLIAMs.

l. PAINT BRUSH. APPLIOATION FILED In 2v. 1911.

v Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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' WITNESSES:

HARRY B. WILLIAMS, ory SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK.

To all whom #may concern: t Be it lniown that I, HARRYBJWILLIAMS, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Saranac Lake, in the countyoff-Franklin and IiState of New York, have invented ,certain 'n newandfuseful Improvements in `Paint- Brushes, of whichithe followingis aspecififcation. "f y 'ffl f This inventionl relates to means for pre-yio'fserving paint brushesor -thelik`e",1 and aims* f to provide' certainimprovements therein. y

Paints, stains, varnishes, etc., are nowl largelyv sold in friction top"cans, thel con tentsfofl whichy are notl ordinarily completelyL--u`sed`up atonetime. The' friction top can #cover serves asia readymeansforsubstan` tially sealing the can when its'contents are `not in'use f It is very desirable ,thatl the brushes used to apply'the:paintf'for stain goeshould be'4 kept immersed inthe contentsof c Athecan whenlnot'Y in use, so that `they will not harden .or become stiff.Various, at-N tempts yhave `been made to providea cheap' "and *simplemeans for .accomplishingy this result while the friction cover-Ris; onlthe can.r l

Such means have eitherbeen' unsatisfactory.v or cumbersome andcomplicated. [It is thefobject ofthe present invention to .provideasimpleand cheap construction l 'for laccomplishing this fresult'. `Tothis endl in the preferred for'mof-'my inventionl yconstruct the brushiny two parts, a heady portion carrying bristles and an elongated f@handle portion. The .head portion is .pref- 'erably-provided with'anelongated .shank which ispreferably'rigidly fixed to thehead l portion,and extends upwardly through f" the 'f .handle ay considerabledistance'toward thek outer end of the handle. Connecting means H 40v areprovided between the handle and shank,y

the simplest f form -being .a screw-threaded l connection. y The vbrushis especially adapt-` ed to ,be used in connection withfriction topcovers, the shank being inserted through i be made by a nail or thelike. Preferably 'y ``the headof the brush and handle are so formedfasto provide ay recess or recesses into `Spetarification of LettersPatent.

user' has kk completed the work.

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which the bur of -metalformedduring the perforation of the cover isreceived rso that a tight; andrigid joint betweenthe cover and brushmaybe obtained..v

v My invention alsor 'provid greater o r lessv degree as is rendered`de- Y Patented Slept. 13,1912.y "'Appuationmedkmy 27,1911. serialNo.629,873. ff n l i esa means by whichk the yrelative position of thecover with sirable by the level of they paint in the can. f f

Ordinarily the" cover mayl be permitted to remain connected withthe-brush when the 'latter is ink use, sov thatl it is only necessary 'yi yy f to adjust "thecover upon the'can l whenr l the Q The brush'has aspecial combination with y 'af can lofthe friction top type',` since thefor adjustingfthe coverin place or removing the fsame. l. In frictioncovers consider construction which will be hereinafter` pointffReferring kto the drawings `which illus-v tratethe preferred formof theinvention,- y 'Figure lfisv a central verticalsectionofa friction topcany showing the brush in place.

FigQ2 isa similarV .view ,illustrating the brush adjustedin a differentyposition. v Fig.A

3 Vis afsimilarview lillustrating a simplified form. Referring having acover '-B. Numerous constructions illustrated the present `construct-ionas one he invention includes other features of`projectinghandleiserves,as a'lever orhandle i y khandle extending atright angles thereto. yserves 1 as avveryfconvenient means for fsol.manipulating :the coverrv f :tothe drawings indicates a l can oftheordinary-friction top.v typey of the sirriplestforrns.V 'When the can issold the .coverB` is. imperforate, `but it is only necessary fory'theusery to perforate litby the, use of a nailorY the like in orderto fitit yfor the present invention.` yThe perfora-y tionmay be made eitherbefore orafter the coveris removed from the can, but in any event a burC will :be formed extending eitherupwardly yor downwardly, dependingupon thedirectionin which the perforation ismade.

The brushprovided by'the'pressentl invenf tion comprises a head Dbearing bristles E and a` handle F adapted to receive the cover Bbetween them. In most cases it is desirable that when the cover isadjusted in place between the parts of the handle it Yshall `oc` cupy aposition relatively close to the head D, although as will be hereinafterpointed out this position may be varied. The pur-v pose` of' this is toprovide that substantially fixed to the head D andf'extends through" thehole formed in the coverup yinto a bore' formed in the handle. ThevshankG may be-rmly secured in the head so that the joint betwen the two isstifand'rigidwhile the elongated bearing which-the-shankhas in thehandle also secures a very stiff-and rigid connection between vthe-handle and head. Preferably lthe shank 'extends? practically throughthe handle toits upper end= and screws into a bushing H located in'theupper end ofthey handle.

The handle may directly engage the top' of the can ormay beprovidedfwitha lower ferruleI as shown in Figpfbut I zprefer tointroduce between=fthe handle andfthe cover a short sleeve J igs. landQ). This sleeve'J fits over a bushingI when the* parts are in theposition of Fig. "1 and at its lower end contacts with the cover `ofhthecan. The handle isv preferably provided with a shoulder`=K against whichthe upper end of the sleeve bears. When the level of the paint or'otherliquidiin the canis high,

" the sleeve would be adjusted betweenthe lM which'incloses within itarecess Niforf handle and `the cover as in Fig.'` l, while when theliquid is low the sleeve would be interposed between thefhead Iand I'thecover as shown in FigQ.

In 'any of `the forms shown itis preferable that a recessbe left 'inoney or bothof` the `parts which contact with' the' canfcoverin order toreceive'the bur Cf so thatf'the latter does not interfere with the'rigid con`v nection between the parts, andis` notitself flattened out4to render it difficult itowith draw or insert the handle'. Tothis endthe head fof the brush' is preferably provided with an annular raisedportion' or fliange' the reception of the `bur when thelatter isextended downwardly as is usually the case.X For the same purpose thebushing I fis extended slightly beyond 'the handleto'proviole a recessO, and the sleeve J is of sufficient diameter to provide a similarrecess.

These latter` constructionsl are useful f when t-he bur 'of the cover isdirected upwardly.

It' will be seen that by my invention I providelanextre'mely'cheap andsimple construction which is especially applicable to the A`ordinaryfriction top can, and in which the bristles of the brush may be easilyand-'conveniently held on the undersideof" the cover'of thecan while itshandle portion extends on the outside of the latter. It will also beseen that in-usethe cover may -be' yleft in-placefbetween'the handle and:head pf the brush and that it becomes necessary pnly-toreplacethe coverwhen the =work-iscompleted.-A It will also-lbeflseen'ithat -the' 80position of the vbrushmay be varied within` the-:can inorder to'correspond xwith the varying depths of liquid therein. If a more minuteadjustment t-han that shown ist desired, thedsleeve-Jmay `bemadein'several `85'V sections or altered-in proportions'as` desired.Furthermore,y it willv be observed thattheinvention is peculiarlyadapted-to cansof the-type described, Asince the handle ofthe-brush is4very convenientlyxutilized- 90v as a-handle-for -the can cover sothatYthe latter may be removed andreplaced with-'V out 2the aid ofl ianextra tool Vandl without soiling theA hands fof the user. The 'coverfalso-serves as a guardA for' the brush-fin-Q4V overhead-"work, so thatdrippings from-'the' latter doin-ot rea'chthehandle. lFhen'the` coverisadj'uSted fin positionyit is practically as 'air-tight as though'itwere unperforated since the portions ofvthefbrush" fit-'100 tightly iagainst aperture.

While I have shown indeta'ilfscveral embodiments of-theinvention, itwill be 4under-y the cover surrounding :the`

stood that various changes may` beniadelO therein without departingfrom'the invene What I claim is :-v l. Abrush adapted for use withafcancover, comprising a handle, a headyandfan intermediate lsection,said'handle and head having connecting :means 'for uniting them, saidparts adapted 'to admit such'can cover between either said heador handleand said intermediate section, whereby the'vbrush' 115 maybe'connected'to thercan'coverv at a plural-ity of levels;

2.V A "brush adapted'wfor use'with "acan cover, comprising 'a :handler ahead, and an intermediate sleeve,E said `parts adapted to receive suchfcan cover between t-he 'head'and sleeve Aor fthe -sleeve and' handle,vand a vrod forliconnecting'saidhandle, sleeve and head together 3. Abrush Vadaptedfor use with fa "can'125' cover l'having 'f a hole punchedthrough litsaid brushcomprisingr'a handle, a head and an intermediatesleeve, said parts adapted y 1,037,698 c v 3 fr to receive such cancover Ybetween the'head signed 'my kneme vin the presence of two ksubandsleeve or the sleeve and handle, one scrihing'Witnesses.y

of said arts havin a recessr ada ted to receive ap bur upon inch cancoverp where HARRY B' WILLIAMS y Y, 5 such hole is madc,'end a rod forconnect- Witnesses: ing said handle,v sleeve and head together. MAUDE J.Conny, n

In Witness whereof, -I have,v hereunto CHARLES S. THURSTON.

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